Thread: Interesting clip on TV news tonight...

Originally Posted by Husky1600

Dont even need a milling machine or a lathe, they can be made in a home workshop with basic tools such as a vice and a drill press. Barrels can be made by some way of using electricity and chemistry, dont ask me how cos its way beyond my pay grade. I met a guy a year or so back that had made a rifle barrel using this method and was happy with the result.

Barrels can be made and rifled entirely by hand tools. No lathe needed (although it makes things much easier) and a basic rifling machine can be made entirely from wood (as they used to be by old gunsmiths up until the late 1800's). There have been many very high-quality guns made over the years by top makers using very basic gear (forge, anvil, hammers, chisels and files).